I was diagnosed with lupus in
1979, at the age of 17. I had an extremely serious case. It affected my
heart, my brain, and my lungs. I had pleurisy for 7 years, and I had to
sit up in bed to sleep.
I took high doses of steroids
for ten years. As a result, I have had to have multiple joint
replacements.
I have had to have both
shoulders replaced, both hips (the left one twice), and my right knee.
During a ten year period, I was constantly in the hospital, once for an
entire year. I had psychosis and grand mal seizures from the
steroids.
About nine months ago, a
friend suggested that I try Noni, because someone he knew had tried it
and gotten good results. I was very skeptical, but I decided to give it
a chance.
The first change I noticed
was that I wasn't taking my pain medication as often.
As a test, I quit taking
Noni, and I required more pain medication. So, I started taking Noni
once more and again noticed that my level of pain was lower.
I started weaning myself off
of my medications. I did this one medication at a time. When I first
began taking Noni, I was on five different medications. I am now down to
just two, one of which is for my thyroid. I had been on these
medications for eight years.
Last year at this time I had
to wear air casts because of the pain. I no longer need them, and this
is the least amount of medication I have required since becoming ill in
1979.
This is the most active and
the least sick I have ever been!
Amy Faber 1-20-98
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